Jimmy Chao
Jimmy Chao is a Taiwan-based cinematographer.
He approaches cinematography as a way of responding to people, space, and circumstance. Rather than imposing a visual style, he looks for images that grow naturally from performance, environment, and the needs of the scene.
Jimmy is drawn to restrained performances and subtle human tension. He works with a strong technical foundation, not to display it, but to stay flexible — so when something shifts on set, the image can respond with clarity and control.
When an image works, it is because it is doing exactly what it needs to do.
No Place Like Home
Johney, a Filipino migrant worker in Taiwan, returns from a night shift to find strangers dismantling her dorm. She must defend her home—and a secret she’s been hiding.
Another Man in the Crowd
During a routine audition, a young actor begins to question whether to continue, caught between performance and reality.
TRICKLE
In a sea-eroded cave, three monks face a worsening water shortage. As one clings to legend and discipline, doubt grows over whether faith can truly create what is needed.
Everything in its Right Place
Atrui, a night-shift manager in an old building in central Taipei, finds purpose in surveillance and reporting. As he uncovers collusion beneath the order he enforces, he must decide whether to remain complicit or expose what he has seen.
Back to Work
After returning to work, Lifen sets out to find the housemaid who has disappeared. When she finally confronts Adi, the truth behind the escape forces Lifen into a far more difficult choice.
Song La !
A veteran food courier stumbles into a staged reality he wasn’t meant to see. As the line between performer and spectator collapses, control of the show slips out of everyone’s hands.
Najman
Najman wanders through empty spaces with a dead cat in his care. By the time he disappears, something that seemed lost quietly returns.
